Saturday, October 12, 2013
[1492 - Christopher Columbus in Pinta: his sailor sights land in the early morning hour]
[1860 - Elmer A. (Ambrose) Sperry, inventor, industrialist, born in Cortland, New York]
[1872 - Ralph Vaughan Williams, composer, born in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England]
[1891 - Perle Mesta (Skirvin), socialite, diplomat, born in Sturgis, Michigan]
[1891 - Edith Stein, philosopher, Carmelite
nun, martyr, saint, born in Breslau, Prussia]
[1923 - Jean Wallace (Walasek), actress, born in Chicago]
[1935 - Luciano Pavarotti, opera star, tenor, born in Modena, Italy]
[1960 - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev throws a tantrum
at the United Nations]
[2000 - USS Cole is attacked by terrorists while refueling in Aden, Yemen; 17 sailors die. Cole under tow enroute to the USA for repairs]
A reactionary group is seeking to restore corporal punishment to our schools in a desperate attempt to save our failed system of public education. The members of this organization propose to empower teachers to once again spank unruly students in the elementary school grades in order to instill in them a fear and respect for authority that is so sadly lacking in our current society. The group reportedly has adopted the slogan, "No Child's Behind Left Behind."
William's Whimsical Words:
It is a better idea than an unfunded, federally mandated testing program with Draconian consequences for schools that can't measure up; but than just about anything is.
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